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Yang Jin 1644-1728 — Yang Jin, Portrait of Zhang Yiniang
Yang Jin 1644-1728

Yang Jin, Portrait of Zhang Yiniang

This ink and color on silk handscroll by Yang Jin (1644–1728) depicts Zhang Yiniang with refined brushwork characteristic of Qing dynasty portraiture. The work exemplifies the literati painting tradition through its elegant compositional restraint and attention to subtle tonal variations in the pigments and ink. As a handscroll format, the piece would have been viewed in intimate settings, allowing the viewer to unroll and contemplate the delicate details of the subject's features and clothing.

Medium
ink and colour on silk, handscroll

🔨 Auction Lot

Power & Culture – Heirlooms from the Poon Family Collection

October 16, 2024

Estimate: $8,000,000$12,000,000

Lot 821

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Yang Jin 1644-1728, Yang Jin, Portrait of Zhang Yiniang

This ink and color on silk handscroll by Yang Jin (1644–1728) depicts Zhang Yiniang with refined brushwork characteristic of Qing dynasty portraiture. The work exemplifies the literati painting tradition through its elegant compositional restraint and attention to subtle tonal variations in the pigments and ink. As a handscroll format, the piece would have been viewed in intimate settings, allowing the viewer to unroll and contemplate the delicate details of the subject's features and clothing.

Medium
ink and colour on silk, handscroll
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Formal Elegance, Ink and color on silk, 17th-18th Century, Chinese Artist, Scholarly Tradition, Hanging Scroll, Qing Dynasty, Portrait, Figure Painting, Literati Painting